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NYTHEATRE PICKS

WHAT'S HERE: A sampling of ten highly recommended shows according to nytheatre.com's reviewers. Follow the show title links to learn more about each one and to read the review.

Scene from Behind the Bullseye

Sarah Stephens in a scene from Behind the Bullseye

BEHIND THE BULLSEYE: Sponsored by Nobody deconstructs many aspects of the experience of shopping at a Target store in Brooklyn, with devastating (and hilarious, and thought-provoking) results. This show is part of the Ontological Theatre's Summer Series. PICK OF THE WEEK!

ADVENTURE QUEST: A new play by Richard Lovejoy about a typical '80s style computer adventure game hero.

BRIEF SHORTS: An eclectic hour of culture, color, and fun: this is a program of short dance theatre pieces interspersed with poetry, presented by Xoregos Performing Company at various locations around NYC. Performances are free!

DAYDREAM: A short adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream crafted for young children and their families, and performed (for free!) in Prospect Park. Delightful.

HOSPITAL 2009: Axis Company presents their annual four-part serial, which explores the inner life of a comatose man. The "Traveller" this year is an astronaut trapped on a ship lost in space.

OUR TOWN: A revival of Thornton Wilder's classic play that reveals all of its wisdom and potency. Directed by David Cromer, who also plays the Stage Manager.

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE: RX: A whole new kind of interactive theatre: the audience portrays the characters in this Twilight Zone-y suspense play, following instructions provided to them on an iPod as they move around locations near the Brick Theater in Williamsburg.

THE AMISH PROJECT: Jessica Dickey gives a tour de force performance as seven different characters in this solo show of her own devising, which is inspired by the 2006 shooting of ten Amish children.

THE FULL MONTY: Elaine Stritch and a host of other great performers make this revival of the musical about six unemployed guys who become strippers a very entertaining evening of theatre.

THE TEMPERAMENTALS: A smart and entertaining play about Harry Hay and his circle, the men who founded the Mattachine Society in the early 1950s, which was the first gay rights organization in America.